Congratulations to PhD candidate Nafset Chenib, whose paper “Blindness in Tchaikovsky’s Opera Iolanta” won the AMS Greater New York Chapter’s annual student paper prize this year!
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Carnegie Hall Debut by Violinist and DMA candidate Magdalena Filipczak
Creative Classical Concert Management presents the Carnegie Hall debut of award-winning Polish violinist Magdalena Filipczak on Tuesday, May 30th at 8pm in Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. The program is inspired by the phantasy motif, including Phantasies by Schubert, Wieniawski and Schönberg. Filipczak showcases selections from her debut album, Essence of Violin, including works by […]
Fresh Science conference features
On March 23–24 2023, Visiting Scholar Researcher Liza Sirenko (Ukraine) co-organized “Fresh Science,” 17th International Youth Scientific and Practical Online Conference. The conference featured a number of scholars from around the world, including a number of DMA and PhD students from the Graduate Center CUNY. One of keynote talks was given by Prof. Joseph Straus. […]
Congratulations to musicologist Lidia Chang (Ph.D. 2021)
Please join us in congratulating musicologist Lidia Chang (Ph.D. 2021) who has accepted a tenure-track job at Colorado College! Lidia is a Baroque flutist and musicologist whose dissertation, “‘Leisure with Decorum’: Gentlemen Making Music in the Georgian Era’ was advised by Stephanie Jensen-Moulton. Congratulations Lidia!
SMT Announces Post-1945 Music Analysis IG Publication Award, 2021
The Post-1945 Music Analysis IG 2021 Publication Award committee had a difficult choice this year. We received 23 submissions from 25 authors covering a diverse set of topics and musical styles. Our decision came down to those papers that most closely followed the stipulations set out in the call for papers, which were then assessed […]
Events of special interest to music theorists held at the CUNY Graduate Center
Events of special interest to music theorists held at the CUNY Graduate Center During the semester, the Music Department presents a number of formal and informal events, meetings, and guest lectures that are available to students of the Music Theory program at the CUNY Graduate Center. These events include: Theory Group meetings: informal gatherings where […]
Music Theory Student and Alumni Accomplishments
Recent Graduates Here is a list of (now former) students with newly minted Ph. Ds from the Music Theory program at the CUNY Graduate Center, along with their current position: Stephen Gomez, 2023 “Form in Hip-Hop: Techniques, Aesthetics, and Meanings.” (University of Alabama) Charles Weaver, 2023 “The Solesmes Theory of Plainchant Rhythm: Its Sources, Methods, and […]
The Elebash Award
The Elebash Award About the Award: The Baisley Powell Elebash Fund Committee welcomes applications from doctoral students at the CUNY Graduate Center pursuing topics related to music in New York City (this is broadly defined as anywhere in the five boroughs or Greater NYC area). Topics must seriously engage the cultural, political, and/or social context […]
GC Graduate’s Arrangement Performed on ESPN
NYU Percussion Ensemble on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown This weekend’s broadcast of Sunday NFL Countdown on ESPN will feature a performance of NYU Percussion faculty member Javier Diaz’s arrangement of “In the Air Tonight” by the NYU Percussion Ensemble, directed by Jonathan Haas. On the 40th anniversary of the release of the Phil Collins song, NFL players from across the […]
GC DMA Student Performs Max Bruch’s Violin Concerto no. 1 in Oxford
GC DMA student, Magdalena Filipczak Performs Max Bruch’s Violin concert no. 1 with the Oxford Millennium Orchestra Date: November, 19th 2021 Time: 8pm, GMT Place: Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford. Tickets: omotickets.com
